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Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1077
Scope and Content This collection contains business documents generated and collected by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The bulk of the material is meeting minutes created by the Chamber and its various councils. There are also publications of the Chamber, administrative and institutional records, and various documents describing the establishment of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), airports in Atlanta, and the Atlanta Region Metropolitan Planning Commission. Material...
Dates: 1883-2012, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce records

Montag Brothers, Inc. records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1284
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Montag Brothers catalogs, price lists, and product samples for use by their salesmen and shops or businesses carrying Montag Brothers brands. Of particular note is a catalog typewritten by salesman Ely Kaufman from 1928. This catalog is organized alphabetically by product type and includes edits in pencil and clippings from Montag’s other catalogs.

Dates: 1911-1957, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Montag Brothers, Inc. records

Mrs. William Gayle Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS121
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains reproductions of photographs of the Five Points area of downtown Atlanta, including images of Union Station, the parking deck for Rich’s Department Store, the Carnegie Library, the Forsyth Street Bridge Atlanta Journal building, Krystal restaurant, the Ivan Allen-Marshall building, Friedman Jewelers, the Western Union building, and the “Coca-Cola clock”. The streets shown include Broad, Alabama, Forsyth, Marietta, Peachtree, Pryor, and Carnegie. The collection also...
Dates: circa 1953
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Mrs. William Gayle Photographs

Nunnally Company ledger

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS876
Scope and Content

This collection consists of one ledger, titled "Transfer Ledger Purchase and Private," dated 1904-1909, with the transactions listed under the names of companies and individuals.

Dates: 1904-1909
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Nunnally Company ledger

Property appraisals

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS610f
Scope and Content

This collection contains the property appraisals, tax returns, and related information for two Atlanta, Georgia businesses. One business is Joe's Laundry owned by Jew Shiu Dun, and the other is Chinese Kitchen owned by Leon Quan.

Dates: 1968-1971
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Property appraisals

Robert Lee Avary papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS16
Scope and Content

This collection consists of business papers, Methodist church papers, political papers, family records, and materials relating to Confederate veterans.

Dates: 1881-1958
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Robert Lee Avary papers

Sam Massell photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS322
Scope and Content This collection documents the public life of former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell. The majority of the images in the collection depict his time as mayor; others document his career as a realtor and member of the City of Atlanta Board of Aldermen. The images also document Massell's ceremonial duties as mayor, including presiding over groundbreakings; presenting keys to the city to special visitors; and ceremonies involving MARTA and Delta Airlines. The collection features images of Massell...
Dates: 1954-1991, undated; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1974
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sam Massell photographs

Scrutchin, Morrison & Company customer form

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS571f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a form mailed to costumers from Scrutchin, Morrison & Co. Commission Merchants and Dealers in Hardware, successors to McNaught, Ormond & Co. both of Atlanta, Georgia. There is a slightly legible note written on the back of the form from an unidentified person.

Dates: approximately 1865
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Scrutchin, Morrison & Company customer form

Searcy Slack Jr. visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS495
Scope and Contents This collection contains technical drawings and photographs of neon signs made by the Southern Neon Displays Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Drawings include sign dimensions, construction materials, and electrical information. Signs for the Georgian Terrace Hotel, the Atlantan Hotel, Eastern Airlines, the Coca-Cola Company, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the General Motors Company, and the Bank of Georgia are featured in this collection. All locations are in Atlanta unless...
Dates: 1929-1978, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Searcy Slack Jr. visual arts materials

Seydel-Woolley & Company agreement

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS663f
Scope and Content

The Seydel-Woolley & Company records include an agreement admitting Paul Vasser Seydel and John R. Seydel into the company. Dated July 1, 1941, the document also describes the business, particularly its financial operations.

Dates: 1941
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Seydel-Woolley & Company agreement

Thomas Harris ephemera

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS145f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a business card and advertising for the Queen Mantel and Tile Company, and a list of stock holdings, dated 1953.

Dates: 1953, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Thomas Harris ephemera

Timms Jewelry Company documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS425f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a business card, an audit report to depositors of City Bank and Trust Company; business journal accounts with Fine Groceries and a stock inventory.

Dates: 1909, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Timms Jewelry Company documents

Wilmer L. and Cornelia Jackson Moore papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS161
Scope and Content

This collection contains clippings, correspondence, and scrapbooks related to the life of the Moores. Included in the collection are diaries of Mrs. Moore as well as two wedding books from the Moore's wedding in 1895.

Dates: 1864-1950
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Wilmer L. and Cornelia Jackson Moore papers